SG Block Index

Block 888A Tampines ST 81

521888 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 888A Tampines ST 81 in Tampines scores 61.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 17.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 688 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 888A Tampines ST 81 in Singapore

Block 888A Tampines ST 81, Singapore 521888

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
64
Green space
33
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
57
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
66
Seniors
58
Renters
52
Investors
60
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
53.2min
129ACCLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
67.3min
129ACCLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
36.5min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (421 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 36 min riding

2m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (105 m) to Blk 888
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Blk 888Tampines Int · 5 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMarketClinicBlk 888A

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2224 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub17.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?9.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Green Cross Medical Centre5.2 min
  • True Medical Clinic Tampines West5.2 min
  • GreenForest Family Clinic7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk29.2 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park30.7 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk36.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC3.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.1 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre28.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC9.2 min
  • Tampines Central CC16.3 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)27.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library27 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 887-889 Tampines Street 81/Avenue 30.5 min
  • Blk 875/886A Tampines Street 84 /Avenue 8 Abc Children'S Place6.3 min
  • Blk 894-896 Tampines Street 81 Tampines Grove7.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 888A Tampines ST 81
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 751092.4 min walk · 76 m
  • Stop 751012.6 min walk · 95 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8882 min walk
    291T
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G7 min walk
    129A

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Tampines planning area
Age profile
In Tampines, 13.5% of residents are under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older.
25–298.4%
55–598.3%
60–648.2%
30–347.7%
Household income
40.9% of Tampines households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person11.5%
$20,000+11.5%
$15,000–17,4996.4%
$7,000–7,9995.6%
Dwelling mix
87% of Tampines households live in HDB flats; 12.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats28.8%
HDB 3 room flats17.1%
Condominiums and other apartments11.4%
Household size
34.5% of Tampines households are one or two people; 3-person households are the most common.
3-person21.7%
2-person21.5%
4-person21%
1-person13%
In education
Of Tampines residents currently in education, 27.2% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary23.5%
University16%
Polytechnic11.2%
Commute to work
58.9% of working Tampines residents commute by public transport; 27% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.3%
Car18.4%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only14.6%

Resident data for the Tampines planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$690k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 888A Tampines ST 81 is more liveable than 17% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability17th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 29%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 888A offers a solid liveability score (61.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get61.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 888A Tampines ST 81

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$650k – S$668k
median S$659k · S$581597 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
547602657Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 888A Tampines ST 81

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room10 TO 12104S$668kS$597
Dec '254-room01 TO 03104S$650kS$581
Dec '244-room01 TO 03104S$625kS$558

Subzone medians — Tampines West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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